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Question 13

Which row in the table below correctly matches a communicable disease with its pathogen type and primary mode of transmission?

RowDiseasePathogen TypePrimary Mode of TransmissionALate blight (potatoes)FungusWind-blown spores in wet conditionsBInfluenzaBacteriumInhalation of airborne dropletsCTuberculosisBacteriumInhalation of airborne dropletsDMalariaProtistIngestion of contaminated water \begin{array}{|c|l|l|l|} \hline \textbf{Row} & \textbf{Disease} & \textbf{Pathogen Type} & \textbf{Primary Mode of Transmission} \\ \hline \textbf{A} & \text{Late blight (potatoes)} & \text{Fungus} & \text{Wind-blown spores in wet conditions} \\ \hline \textbf{B} & \text{Influenza} & \text{Bacterium} & \text{Inhalation of airborne droplets} \\ \hline \textbf{C} & \text{Tuberculosis} & \text{Bacterium} & \text{Inhalation of airborne droplets} \\ \hline \textbf{D} & \text{Malaria} & \text{Protist} & \text{Ingestion of contaminated water} \\ \hline \end{array} RowABCD​DiseaseLate blight (potatoes)InfluenzaTuberculosisMalaria​Pathogen TypeFungusBacteriumBacteriumProtist​Primary Mode of TransmissionWind-blown spores in wet conditionsInhalation of airborne dropletsInhalation of airborne dropletsIngestion of contaminated water​​
A

Row A\text{Row A}Row A

B

Row B\text{Row B}Row B

C

Row C\text{Row C}Row C

D

Row D\text{Row D}Row D

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